Campbell River Mirror, March 16, 2012

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Staffing levels: ā€˜the elephant in the room’ KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

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Council wants city staff to look into downsizing city hall. At its financial planning meeting Tuesday night, council requested a staff report outlining options to cut staffing to save $247,000. At the beginning of the session, Coun. Andy Adams wanted cuts of up to $500,000 but by the end of the evening, that amount was reduced to reflect the service cuts made throughout the meeting. ā€œThe intent of the motion is not going year to year but solving the problem on a regular basis,ā€ Adams said. Originally, Mayor Walter Jakeway put a motion on the floor to cut $800,000 out of the city’s 2012 budget through salary reductions. But council nixed that idea, saying it would affect the service level that residents have come to expect. ā€œIt is the elephant in the room, in my opinion,ā€ said Coun. Claire Moglove. ā€œWe just went through an 18-month SOCP (Sustainable Official Community Plan) process...and from the 1,500 people that came to those sessions I heard that they want a liveable

city; they want quality. If we reduce staffing it has to impact services.ā€ Coun. Ryan Mennie said council will have to increase taxes if the community wants to keep its Continued on A3

WebPoll Big response: Our poll this week garnered more responses than usual. Two hundred responses is a strong showing but this week saw 432 people answer the question, leaving us wondering where the enthusiastic participation is coming from... We asked: Did you support the teacher’s strike? You said: Yes – 259 votes (59%) No – 173 votes (40%) Today’s question: Is City Council doing enough to tackle the deficit? Vote at campbellrivermirror.com

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